Corporate Director of Finance, Omran Hospitality Group.
Omran
Total years of experience :35 years, 5 Months
Corporate Director of Finance, Omran Hospitality Group. Jan 16 - current
Responsibilities; Omran hospitality owns 19 Hotels of which 15 are third party managed. 6 Hotels are Managed under Omran Hospitality. Direct financial responsibility for all Omran Managed entities and Assets Management role for third party Managed properties.
Responsibilities: Sun Siyam Group of Companies consist of 30 companies of which 4 resorts in the Maldives (1 under construction), 2 in Sri Lanka (1 is under construction), hotel management company, transport company, agricultural companies, construction company and Media companies. Reporting directly to Chairman/Owner with full responsibility of all financial operations i.e. financial reporting, IT, budgets, taxes, treasury, project management, strategic planning.
This was a newly created role in new company to head the company’s finance office
in Amsterdam reporting to the group CFO abroad. Reviewing and implementing financial performance
review systems for small portfolio of 5 hotels, in addition to ongoing due diligence projects.
Implementing new financial control set up procedures for the group including IT structure. Reviewing
group financing and corporate company structure ensuring most tax effective set up in cooperation
with various external consultants.
1, 500 room destination resort hotel opened Sept. 2008, 17 food and beverage outlets,
numerous retail outlets of which 6 are run in-house, spa and therapy services, clubs. Role was as
Operational VP Finance for resort directly managing 3 Deputies to supervise the operation of
accounting, control and reporting functions under a structure of 3 teams:
- Materials management, purchasing, stores
- Front of house, revenue, cash and cost control
- Back of house, expenses and payroll
Total accounts department staff of c30. Achievements including re-configuration of Peoplesoft,
remapping of chart of accounts, establishing working practices and procedures for the teams and
working through issues arising post-opening many of them IT related. Reporting to effective CFO of
the business whose duties encompassed funding, development and treasury.
Financial responsibilities for the 600 rooms Hotel, 8 Restaurants, 3600M2 banqueting facilities (Hotel)
and operating all F&B facilities at the Pacifico Convention Center.
Complied with all required financial reporting systems, i.e. Managed, Owners and Board reporting.
Supported the finance organization of the IHC Hotel in Tokyo, which was under a franchise
agreement.
From October 2001 opened the 166 room Sendai Holiday Inn Hotel and implemented centralized
accounting services for the property at Yokohama IHC Hotel.
Implemented IHG Finance & Self Control Assessment systems in Japan and overseeing the
implementation of IHG financial reporting systems within the 15 newly managed properties, as well
implemented trainings programs for newly Managed Hotels.
Additionally
In addition to IHC Yokohama Grand responsibilities, for 10 years supported the VP Japan in respect of financial responsibilities relating to growth opportunities in Japan.
and in charge of implementing centralized accounting
services for The InterContinental Hotel (500 rooms), Schweizerhof InterContinental Hotel (450
rooms) and the Forum Hotel (1000 rooms) in Berlin and various Due Diligence projects within Central
Germany.
Additional to operating the finance departments for the three Dutch Hotel’s regional
responsibilities were assigned for the Benelux Countries, Switzerland and Austria. (6 Hotels)
Achievement included the closure and massive renovation of the Amstel InterContinental Hotel,
Amsterdam and its re-opening; a significant revenue earning and flag ship hotel for the region.
The Hague. In charge of implementing centralized accounting services for
these properties in the Netherlands. Included responsibility for the Due Diligence Project and
acquisition of the Des Indes Hotel in The Hague.